Gettysburg Citizens Panic Over Incoming Comet
Fearful townsfolk in Gettysburg fear an apocalyptic comet visit with some predicting the end of the world. Merchants report empty orders as residents pray and avoid errands while others joke about the scare. An exchange between Judge Swope and Squire Hammers highlights the anxious mood as residents debate the comet's tail and its supposed impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gettysburg
Judge, Swope
Squire Hammers
Chambersburg
York Springs
Highland
Four Hurt At Barn Raising Near Newville
Carlisle reports four workers injured Tuesday at a farm owned by William Burkholder five miles north of Newville. Harold Sollenberger suffered the worst injury as a 30 foot beam slipped from guy wires and crushed his right leg below the knee, possibly requiring amputation. The other three men sustained lesser injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
Harold Sollenberger
Newville
William Burkholder
Sollenberger
Charges Against Surface Handed to Governor for Decision
The review of testimony and briefs on charges against State Zoologist J. A. Surface has been sent to Governor Stuart by Secretary of Agriculture N. B. Critchfield who conducted the hearing. The governor will decide soon based on recommendations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Surface
Stuart
Secretary of Agriculture
N. B. Critchfield
Mont Alto to Get National Bank With 25000 Capital
Mont Alto residents meet in Dabs Santo BRIN 42 to establish a national bank with a capital stock of 25000 dollars. Citizens gathered to approve the proposal and set plans for organizing the financial institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Alto
Santo BRIN
matt
Busy Days at Maneuver Camp East of Town
Work rushes at the maneuver camp east of town as Engineers and local laborers lay out streets tents and headquarters. A 100,000 gallon water tank will serve the camp with a 10 by 10 by 5 concrete reservoir and a steam of new tracks being laid by the Western Maryland Railroad to handle expected freight and passenger traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Engineers
A.Jadin
York street
Alien B. Plank
quartermaster’s department
Western Maryland Railroad
Geesey Bailey Wedding at Trinity Reformed Church Hanover
Miss Jennie May Bailey, daughter of Dr and Mrs L M Bailey of Hanover, married Rev Marvin Dale Geesey of Orratown Franklin Co in Trinity Reformed Church Hanover Wednesday. Rev F S Geesey father of groom officiated with Rev A D Newcomer and Rev M J Roth assisting. Geesey a Gettysburg College and Seminary graduate highly regarded locally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Reformed Church
Hanover
Jennie May Bailey
L. M. Bailey
Marvin Dale Geesey
Orratown, Franklin Co
F. S. Geesey
Spring Grove
a. D. Newcomer
Baltimore
M. J. Roth
Mr. Geesey
Gettysburg College
Seminary
Valmont Transportation Company charter approved for aerial line
Governor Stuart approves the charter of the Valmont Transportation Company at Mc Connellsburg Fulton county for a ten mile aerial and inclined plane line to Fort Louden with a capital of 35000. It will be the first such chartered line for general transportation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Valmont Transportation Company
McConnellsburg
Fulton county
Fort Louden
Miss Carrie Bowman Dies Suddenly at 14
Miss Carrie Bowman daughter of Mr and Mrs George W Bowman of Union township died Monday forenoon May 16 from heart trouble. Funeral Wednesday May 18 at 9 a m. Interment in the Lutheran burying ground at Silver Run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie
George W. Bowman
Union township
Silver Run
Ohio delegates tour with hymns at Washington convention
A large group of Ohio delegates to the World's Sunday School convention were guided through the field by John Pitzer and stopped at the Pitzer House. During the tour the delegates sang religious songs at intervals as they toured the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Washington
John Pitzer
Pitzer
May Moon Eclipse Overlaps Halley’s Comet View
The lunar eclipse on May 24 will draw attention from Halley’s Comet during the week. The occultation becomes visible around 10:40 p m with a total phase at 4:09 a m lasting about fifty minutes.
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Halley
Survey for Proposed Electric Railway in Franklin and Adams
Engineers and surveyors began a field party to map a proposed electric railway through parts of Franklin and Adams counties in Pennsylvania. The project aims to determine routes and feasibility as part of early transport developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cromqyid Davidson
Franklin
Adams counties
Pennsylvania
Frederick News
Justice Served in York County Hog and Horse Frauds
Squire Markley of York Springs ordered two defendants to repay $25 for stolen hogs and return a horse after a Huntington township deception involving James Smith and Harland. The pair paid costs totaling 314.50 following the hearing and settlement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Squire Markley
York Springs
York County
Crist Livingston
Huntington township
James Smith
Franklintown
Harland
Dillsburg
William Livingston
Crist
Livingston
Smith
Mr. Livingston
Starry
Touched Live Wire Injures Hartzell Near Town
William Z Hartzell twenty two of Chambersburg was shocked when his left arm touched a high tension trolley wire in Greencastle. He was thrown thirty feet, bruised and bruised head and hip, but doctors in Chambersburg hospital expect a full recovery. Hartzell works for American Union Telephone Company and had moved from Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Z. Hartzell
Jere Hartzell
Greencastle
Hartzell
American Union Telephone Company
Chambersburg
Waynesboro
Greenawalt
Chambersburg Hospital
Greenawayt
Gettysburg
Carter Clay Wedding at Red Patch Hall
On Tuesday evening Rev. William B Cooper performed the marriage of Miss Florence Katie Elizabeth Clay of North Washington Street and George B Carter of this place. Attending were Mr and Mrs Harry E Clay of Canandaigua New York and Mr Clay the bridegroom’s brother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B.Cooper
Florence Katie Elizabeth Clay
Henry Clay
North Washington street
George 8. Carter
Harry E Clay
Canandaigua
New York
Mr. Clay
Cantaloupe Culture Boosts Prospects For Local Farmers
Farmers near here plant cantaloupe seed hoping for a profitable season with melons and watermelons selling in Hanover and McSherrystown. John Keagy of Oxford township finds the venture profitable over years. Executors of Elizabeth D Growl’s estate sell 3 acres in Union township near Scheivert’s old house for 446 to Samuel Green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jokn Keagy
Oxford township
Hanover
McSherrystown
Pins Weaver
William Crown
Elizabeth D. Growl
Union township
Scheivert
oldoues
Samuel Green
Stolen mules recovered near Littlestown and Emmitsburg
Mules taken from Albert Kendig’s stable near Littlestown Monday night were found Tuesday along a road near Emmitsburg. The thief fled with bridles on, apparently fearing arrest, but abandoned the plan as lawmen tightened efforts. Detective Wilson coordinated the search and neighboring towns were alerted. no clue to the culprit exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Kendig
Littlestown
Emmitsburg
Wilson
Mr. Kendig
Hanover
Haag
Mrs Joseph Gelbach Dead at 62 in Fairfield
Mrs. Joseph Gelbach aged 62 died at her Fairfield home at noon Wednesday from a stroke suffered Saturday night. A Lovettsville Virginia native, she lived alone after marrying about eighteen years ago and is survived by two brothers. Funeral Friday at 10 a.m. from her home with burial in Evergreen Cemetery Gettysburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Gelbach
Fairfield
End of Quarantine Ends Canine Muzzling in Gettysburg
The 100 day dog quarantine by the State Livestock Sanitary Board concludes Friday with canines no longer muzzled in Gettysburg. Dr. Moriarty reports 46 dogs killed by officers, ten by owners, six shipped out of state, twelve owners prosecuted, and ten dogs placed under special quarantine for rabid contact. Question remains who pays quarantine costs as borough debates state responsibility and council decisions. Also a festival and cemetery dedication are set for May 28 at Great Conewago Cemetery with a bard in attendance.
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State Livestock Sanitary Board
Gettysburg
M. Moriarty
State Board
Pr. Moriarty
P. O. 5S
A. of
Hunterstown
Great Conewago Cemetery
bard d gewaker
Illinois Student Wins Intercollegiate Prohibition Oratorical Title
The Illinois orator Laurel E. Elam of Greenville College took first place in the eastern interstate oratorical contest of the Intercollegiate Prohibition Association held at Brua Chapel. Michigan and New York took second and third. Elam received fifty dollars, with judges noting strong delivery and composition. He will represent the eastern district at the national contest in Valparaiso, Indiana, in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Michigan
New York
Intercollegiate Prohibition Association
Brua Chapel
Charles M. Hay
Felton
Missouri
John G. Diff
Grand Island
Nebraska
H. Herbert Sawyer
Sioux City
Iowa
C. Johnson
Huntingdon
G. E. Day
Collingswood
J. W. Byrd
Emory and Henry College
Virginia
Laurel E. Elam
Valpariso
Indiana
Automobile Run Through Georgia to New York Draws 150 Cars
About 150 to 200 automobiles are scheduled for a Baltimore to New York run starting June 6 from Atlanta en route to Commerce Georgia Greenville South Carolina Charlotte North Carolina Winston Salem Roanoke Staunton Gettysburg Philadelphia and finally New York. The party plans a June 14 stop in Gettysburg overnight on the return trip. Pathfinding members report most of the signal boards from last year are in place with a few missing replaced by labor cars passing Gettysburg in the next weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
New York
Gettysburg
Commerce
Greenville
S. C
Charlotte
N.C
Winson-Salem
Roanoke
Diphtheria Strikes Entire Family Near Hunter's Run
Col. M A Embick of Carlisle and Cumberland county health officer quarantined a house in Hunter's Run after arriving to find James A Bobbs family of father, mother, and three children all ill with diphtheria. The family moved from Mechanicsburg where disease has been active for weeks. State authorities provide care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. A. Embick
Carlisle
Cumberland county
Hunter's Run
James A. Bobb
Hunter’s Run
Mechanicsburg
Meshanicsburg
Hogs Targeted in Borough Regulation Ordinance
Carlisle council hears W. On Hah and Dr. E R Plank from the board of health urging an ordinance to limit hogs to four per pen in the borough as rapid progress follows the latest council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlisle
W. ON
Hah
E.R. Plank
board of health
Local News Roundup From Gettysburg Rural Notes
George Stockslager and family of Funkstown Md visited Rev E Stockslager near Barlow. John H Fidler adds a large barn extension on route 12. Myrtle Beamer and Faye Harman spent weekend with a sister student in Shippensburg. Belle Howe attends Arendtsville school. W J Scherer funeral drew Samuel Knox and family from Altoona. Other items note painting, cement work, and water line repairs around local farms.
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George Stockslager
Funkstown
Rev. E. Stockslager
Barlow
J. Frank Gulden
John H. Fidler
Orville Ditzlere
Myrtle Beamer
Faye Harman
Shippensburg
Margaret Gordon
route 4
Mary Mauss
route 6
Henry Cool
Belle Howe
New Oxford
Arendtsville
C. E. Sadler
Samuel Knox
Altoona
H. P. Bigham
W. J. D. Scherer
Harry Leivelsberger
L. J. Klunk
Walter Leas
Coyle Murder Recalled At Wrightsville Window Display
An old revolver in Magee’s hardware window recalls the 30 year old murder of Emma Myers by John Coyle at a barn near Marietta. Coyle was hanged after a trial moved to Adams County due to local hostility. the victim’s grave remains unmarked near the barn.
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R. S. Magee
Wrightsville
Emma Myers
John Coyle
Accommae
York county
Marietta
Coyle
York
Adams County
Gettysburg
Deaths of Sarah Catharine Baseboar in Philadelphia
S Catharine Basehoar daughter of Mr and Mrs Paul Baseboar died Friday morning at Woman's Homeopathic Hospital Philadelphia. Funeral Monday at 2 p m from the home of Mr and Mrs George Baseboar Seminary Ridge. Interment Evergreen Cemetery conducted by Dr T C Billheimer.
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Sarah Catharine Baseboar
Paul Baseboar
Woman's Homeopathic Hospital
Philadelphia
George Baseboar
Seminary Ridge
Evergreen Cemetery
T. C. Billheimer
Infant Miriam Rudisill Dies of Pneumonia at 3 Months
Miriam Rudisill infant daughter of Andrew H. Rudisill and wife of Oxford township died at 5 30 p m Saturday May 14 from pneumonia aged 3 months 6 days The funeral was held at 1 p m Monday at Conewago Chapel with interment in Conewago Chapel Cemetery Reverend Father Kohl officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam Rudisill
Andrew H. Rudisill
Oxford township
Conewago Chapel
Father Kohl
Buried at East Berlin for 8 year old Philip Steffan
The remains of Philip Steffan aged 8 who died at Harrisburg May 15 were interred at East Berlin on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Steffan
Harrisburg
East Berlin
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MONTALTO BANK
GEESEY—BAILEY
CARRIE BOWMAN
Infington Township
CARTER
CLAY
Kendig
E W. Stonebraker
E. L. Golden
route 9
Eugene Melhorn
J. Jere Plank
Tillie route 1
Mount Alto
Tillie
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